Ive been reading Lord of the Rings for some weeks now, and surprisingly it can be so much better than watching a movie. You actually know what the characters are thinking and feeling, instead of watching them from the outside. And there are so many small, important details which get completely glossed over in movies. It doesnt help that most new movies/series are boring, and Ive seemingly already watched every good movie or series in existence. Reading books is great.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ive seemingly already watched every good movie or series in existence.

Ooh, I'll try to take that dare. Have you seen The Man Who Knew Too Little? Pretty underrated movie starring Bill Murray.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation, I might check it out. And I was exaggerating, of course there are good movies thatI havent seen yet, but those are usually from the 90s or earlier, and not so easy to discover. For example I recently watched Lost Horizon and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), both excellent despite their age.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I'll have to check those out! Sometimes it's great to see old movies before the cliche became a cliche.